Automation Controls Software Engineer III - Relocation Assistance Available

About the role

The Automation Controls Software Engineer III plays a crucial role in designing, building, and testing custom automation equipment. This position requires extensive experience with various control systems and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Work independently on larger or high-complexity projects and/or multiple smaller projects.
• Occasionally train new and/or less senior engineers.
• Set technical direction for other engineers on portions of larger or more complex projects.
• Peer review other engineers' work for accuracy and thoroughness.
• Review customer requirements, PMD proposal, and PMD cost estimate.
• Create custom device driver code.
• Enter I/O into controller programs based on provided control schematics.
• Program intended sequences into controller programs using timing charts provided by Mechanical Engineering.
• Download completed programs and debug control hardware for out-of-box failures, intended design, and correct wiring/plumbing.
• Debug control software, including all intended sequences, modes of operation, special functions, fault detection, fault recovery, tooling return, and interface.
• Participate in Factory Acceptance Test at PMD and Site Acceptance Test at the end-customer's facility.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience with 3 or more of the following:
• PLC Programming (Rockwell, Siemens, and/or Omron)
• HMI Programming (Rockwell, Siemens, and/or Omron)
• Robot Programming (Fanuc, ABB, Epson, Staubli, and/or Kuka)
• Vision Systems (Cognex, Keyence, Matrox, and/or Teledyne Dalsa)
• Industrial Protocols (Ethernet/IP, ProfiNet, EtherCat, and/or IOLink)

Skills

• Effective verbal and written communication.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general technical procedures.
• Ability to work in decimal, octal, hexadecimal, and binary numbering systems.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry and to calculate scaling factors, proportions, percentages, rates, and ratios.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Organized, detail-oriented.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Ability to take direction, creative/innovative, time management skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in EE, EET, Mechatronics, or related engineering field; or demonstrated equivalent experience.

Pay

$115,000 - $140,000 annually.